delusion

Meaning

Noun

  • A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts.
  • The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.
  • That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief.
  • A fixed, false belief, that will not change, despite evidence to the contrary.

Origin

  • From Latin delusio.

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